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Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Kindness, loving-kindness; Love; Charity

Hesed is a boy’s name of Hebrew origin. Borrowed from the biblical word chesed, meaning “kindness” or “loving-kindness,” Hesed is a name that truly grabs the good-hearted. In Jewish belief, the name Hesed may point to God’s love for the people of Israel. And according to Jewish ethics, Hesed might have a meaning of “charity,” inspiring the giver in your little one. Hesed—or chesed—is also connected to Kabbalah and is said to symbolize “love” and “kindness” on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. Tenderness can take many forms, but nothing heals the heart more than Hesed.